the weekend we saw activists, including martin luther king s mily members, march in phoenix to rally support. on that very same day former president trump held a campaign-style rally focused on his lies about the election and it could be a preview of what s to come as more candidates who are running on those very lies want to control elections themselves. vaughn hillyard is on the ground in phoenix, also brahm resnik a political anchor and reporter for 12 news who knows arizona politics as well as anyone. vaughn, you covered the trump rally, we ve known he has a tight grip on the fop but from what you saw, heard, experienced what is this looking like it s going to mean for the midterms? reporter: good morning, chris, to you and bram. this was trump s 2022 kickoff and he will be hitting the road more ahead. let s be clear about what he s doing, he is galvanizing support
party. what do we want? indictment. when do we want them? reporter: but this is 2022 and trump is fighting for his power back, now in the state that has been a barometer for that power. in july 2015 he held his first mega rally with thousands here burks in the last three years joe biden, mark kelly and kyrsten sinema all won the state and it s why he s back now. welcome to arizona, mr. president. reporter: he is trying to lift up a supporting cast running in 2022, individuals who could help him in 2024, including kari lake a one-time well-known news anchor here, she s now trump s pick for governor. anybody who was involved in that corrupt, shady, shotty election of 2020, lock them up. reporter: and this is mark fincham, he was outside the capitol on the day of the insurrection and is trump s pick
believers parroting trump s conspiracies. he won the election? the supreme court has rejected the challenges in every swing state. it s a farce. i feel like we were robbed, the country was robbed. so when you saw the insurrectionists. i don t like to call them this. reporter: are you going to vote in 2022. yes, i am. reporter: do you normally vote in the midterm elections? this is the first time. reporter: as his party takes on 2022. a great red wave is begin gabe gutierrez to begin right near in arizona and it s going to sweep across this country. reporter: 2022 is key for donald trump, especially here in arizona after his last not only to prove candidates like him can win here, but also if need be come 2024 if he were to potentially lose and looking to undermine his own election here in a state like this, well, it would be helpful to him to have some key allies in the positions
for candidates who are loyal to him and his 2020 election conspiracies. take a look at this, a little look at what trump s stronghold on his party looks like now. donald trump s political party making it clear he demands belief in his alternate history and commands loyalty for the future. and in 2024 we are going to take back the white house. reporter: trump s rally in arizona a spectacle of loyalists. folks, this is our 1776 moment. we will get our country back. reporter: focused almost solely on trump s indignation over 2020. who won the election? you re right, trump won. reporter: and his false claims of mass fraud. we know they rigged the machines. reporter: these claims have no merit, but the embrace of the conspiracy theory is the centerpiece of who trump welcomes into his political
for secretary of state. with all the evidence we have the arizona election should be decertified. reporter: in arizona the governor and secretary of state must both certify their state s election results, meaning in 2024 if biden were to win again republicans could potentially keep arizona s electoral college votes from going to washington, d.c. mark fincham doesn t dpo do interviews. you re fake news, get away from me. reporter: if he wins he would be the one overseeing the state s 2024 election. sir, what is your goal as secretary of state? why should folks trust that you would certify the 2024 election. we want fair elections. they hate that we love our freedoms, liberty. reporter: another speaker paul gosar, the congressman who helped lead the effort in congress to object to joe biden being certified the winner. this photo i took of gosar mingling with proud boys in 2020, members of that same extremist nationalist group here again this weekend at trump s rally. thou